Who Says You Have To Go Wild To Get Attention?

Now that most of the major vehicle manufacturers of the world have decided that minitrucks need to be bigger, it has left Us without that brand-new $10,000 truck that we could get financed with our job at the local auto parts store.

Trucks are now bigger and more luxurious and come equipped with standard amenities, such as air conditioning and power windows. What happened to the trucks that just came equipped with a heater and rubber floors?

We are all going to have to learn a few things from Victor Monge, the owner of this laid out '87 Mazda. Victor took what money he had at the time, 12 years ago, and went down to the local auto auction. We're sure if you google your city name and auto auction something will come up. You could come across a smoking deal like what Victor came up on. He picked up his new Mazda for 400 bucks. But if you are expecting a perfect truck for 4-bills you are sadly mistaken. Victor knew that if he wanted his truck built right he was going to have to work hard on it. Working hard was nothing new to him, as he has done upholstery all his life out of his shop in Bakersfield, California. Around town he is known as "The Mazda Guy" owning as many as eight Mazda's at one time.

In the 12 long years that Victor has owned the Mazda, it has been through many changes. First things first, he replaced the parts that were missing when he picked it up from the auction. Second, he updated the old air shock suspension with airbags and installed 4x4 sheetmetal. The locals in Bakersfield would often laugh at him because his truck was 12 different colors and he rolled around with no windows, except the windshield, for almost three years. Victor didn't care what anyone thought because he knew there wasn't really a reason to primer it one color as he was slowly doing the bodywork, new modifications, and prepping it for paint.

With the truck finally straight, Victor sprayed the truck silver but was not happy with the end result. Being on a budget he had no choice but to roll it that way for a few years until he could strip it all down to redo it. His goal was to get the truck done and roll it to the last Resolutions show. Victor got his truck completely done top to bottom but the motor gave out days before the event. Nevertheless, Victor got the truck repaired and as you can see in the pictures, the Mazda came out beautiful inside and out. So go checkout your local auction, look for those deals, and just like Victor did, work hard and be patient.

Special Thanks From OwnerTo all who helped me over the last 12 years work on the truck. My family, my son Ethan, and my girlfriend for all their support in good times and in bad. My club No Regrets for pushing me to finish the truck.